A regular feature looking back at what was being printed more than 100 years ago in the Bristol Daily Courier. This week’s entry comes from the July 3, 1918 edition of the newspaper.
Harriman Post Office Opens; Water Main Bursts; Removing Old Ship
Credit: Grundy Library Archives
The model town of Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation Harriman took its place definitely on the map of the Keystone State yesterday when the Post Office at Harriman was officially opened for business.
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The office will be operated as a branch of the Bristol Post Office and will come under the supervision of Postmaster John McGinley.
The town and Post Office have been named Harriman in honor of Mr. W. A. Harriman, chairman of the board of director of the Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation.
John Boyle will be directly in charge of the Harriman Post Office and will have as his assistant M.C. Martin.
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The office will be open from 7 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and it is expected that a large amount of money order business will be done in addition to the regular mail work.
Also at Harriman, the town went bone dry early yesterday morning, but it was not due to any legislative enactment. One of the water mains on Pond Street went off on a rampage and caused the shutting off of the fluid for several hours until repairs are made.
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Additionally, the ship Cape May, which during the cold winter months served as a haven for ship workers at North Bristol, will soon be but a memory.
As soon as the big piles that enclose her can be removed, she will steam down the river to Hog Island, where the American Shipbuilding Company will again convert her to sleeping quarters.
The old steamer is being taken away to make room for a bulkhead.
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